... Information 78 -- The Bacterial Chromosome Is a Long, Double-stranded, Circular DNA Molecule 78 -- Plasmids ... ... Are Small DNA Molecules that Code for Nonessential Information 78 -- Perspective 3.1: Plasmids, Pasteur ... ... Viral Transfer of DNA 168 Conjugation Requires Cell-to-cell Contact 168 -- Review Questions 172 Plasmids ... ... 172 -- R Factor Plasmids Confer Resistance to a Large Number of Antimicrobial Agents 173 -- Perspective ... ... - Acute Infections Result in Readily Observed Disease Symptoms that Disappear Quickly 319 -- In Persistent ...